Monday, March 9, 2020

Big Band Christmas Music, and comments from Bobby Layne about his years being a band leader and owner of Lincoln's Pla-Mor Ballroom.

The Southeast Community College Theater Department will present a Rodgers and Hammerstein Revue, with numbers from four of their most famous musicals, March 14 and 15.

The new company's first production will be "Starkweather", a dramatic depiction of the events surrounding the murder spree that terrorized Lincoln and much of Nebraska in the late 1950's.

An Opera that imagines the six months of Artist Vincent Van Gogh's life following the famous incident in which the artist cut off one of his own ears.

Lincoln Native Will Hutchinson will be the Hotel's next Artist in Residence. He'll write and perform music in and around his studio, which is located in the Hotel's Atrium.

The Noyes Gallery, just south of 9th and O, is among the galleries offering third friday open houses.

The highlight of each year's Mayor's Arts Awards is the selection of "Mayor's Choice". This year it goes to a Pottery Studio that has become involved in local projects and organizations.

An update on Veteran-related activity in the Nebraska Legislature, the naming of U.S. Highway 20 as Nebraska's Medal of Honor Highway, a monthly social event for Vets, and general information on when and how a Vet might wish to engage an Attorney's services.

FY5, a Bluegrass and Folk Group, will appear at Lincoln's 7th Street Lofts, part of the continuing concert series of the Lincoln Association For Traditional Arts.

Owner Leslie Huerta describes the exhibit of Origami Art that was created by Lincoln artist Linda Stephen, then photographed for her new children's book "The Day We Went To The Park." Her scene is a re-creation of Lincoln's Holmes Lake Park. The book will be launched and the artwork used in it will be on exhibit.